ISO 14708-4:2008 is applicable to active implantable medical devices intended to deliver medicinal substances to site-specific locations within the human body.
ISO 14708-4:2008 is also applicable to some non-implantable parts and accessories of the devices.
The tests that are specified in ISO 14708-4:2008 are type tests intended to be carried out on a sample of a device to show compliance, and are not intended to be used for the routine testing of manufactured products.